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Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orraya is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Orraya occultus, also known commonly as the McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko or the long-necked northern leaf-tailed gecko. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]
Orraya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Carphodactylidae |
Genus: | Orraya Couper, Covacevich, C. Schneider & C. Hoskin, 2000 |
Species: | O. occultus |
Binomial name | |
Orraya occultus (Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993) | |
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O. occultus is restricted to higher elevations in the McIlwraith Range in northeastern Queensland.[3]
The preferred natural habitat of O. occultus is forest, at altitudes of 500–825 m (1,640–2,707 ft).[1]
O. occultus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 11 cm (4.3 in). It is moderately spinose, and has a very long, thin neck.[2]
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